1945 Camp Beale Bears football team

The 1945 Camp Beale Bears football team represented the United States Army's Camp Beale near Marysville, California during the 1945 college football season. Led by head coach George Hurley, the Bears compiled a record of 6–1–2. Chris Brady, Al Klotz, and Sebastian Passanisi were assistant coaches for the team. Tony Falkenstein played for the Bears.[1]

1945 Camp Beale Bears football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–1–2
Head coach
Home stadiumKnight Field
1945 military service football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Army Air Forces League
Third Air Force + 4 –1 –17 –2 –1
AAF Training Command + 4 –1 –18 –3 –1
Fourth Air Force 3 –2 –16 –3 –1
First Air Force 2 –2 –23 –2 –3
Air Transport Command 2 –3 –16 –3 –2
Personnel Distribution Command 2 –4 –06 –5 –0
Second Air Force 1 –5 –03 –7 –0
Independents
Hutchinson NAS   –  8 –0 –0
Fleet City   –  11 –0 –1
Corpus Christi NAS   –  7 –1 –0
North Camp Hood   –  7 –1 –0
Selman Field   –  7 –1 –0
Jacksonville NAS   –  9 –2 –0
El Toro Marines   –  8 –2 –0
Camp Beale   –  6 –1 –2
Little Creek   –  7 –2 –0
Amarillo AAF   –  3 –1 –0
Farragut NTS   –  6 –2 –0
South Camp Hood   –  5 –2 –0
Santa Barbara Marines   –  7 –3 –1
Fort McClellan   –  4 –2 –0
San Diego NTS   –  4 –2 –0
Eastern Flying Training Command   –  6 –3 –1
Atlantic City NAS   –  4 –2 –1
Minter Field   –  4 –2 –1
Camp Lee   –  7 –4 –0
Camp Peary   –  5 –3 –0
Olathe NAS   –  3 –2 –0
Great Lakes Navy   –  6 –4 –1
Hondo AAF   –  6 –4 –1
Bainbridge   –  5 –4 –0
Fort Benning   –  5 –4 –1
Albany Navy   –  3 –3 –1
Williams Field   –  4 –4 –0
Stockton AAF   –  4 –5 –2
Camp Detrick   –  3 –4 –0
Kearney AAF   –  3 –4 –0
Fort Warren   –  5 –7 –0
Bergstrom Field   –  3 –5 –1
Barksdale Field   –  4 –7 –0
Saint Mary's Pre-Flight   –  2 –4 –1
Keesler Field   –  3 –6 –1
Camp Blanding   –  1 –2 –0
Great Bend AAF   –  2 –4 –0
Luke Field   –  1 –2 –0
Miami NAS   –  1 –2 –0
Fort Pierce   –  4 –9 –0
Gulfport AAF   –  2 –5 –0
Ellington Field   –  1 –4 –1
Miami NTC   –  1 –3 –0
Oceana NAS   –  1 –3 –0
Fort Riley   –  1 –4 –0
Lake Charles AAF   –  1 –4 –0
Pensacola NAS   –  2 –7 –1
Cherry Point Marines   –  1 –8 –0
Dalhart AAF   –  0 –3 –0
Homestead AAB   –  0 –3 –0
Fort Monroe   –  0 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

Camp Beale ranked 153rd among the nation's college and service teams in the final Litkenhous Ratings.[2]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 78:00 p.m.at Pacific (CA)
W 13–74,000[3][4][5]
September 228:00 p.m.Stockton AAF
T 0–05,000[6][7]
September 292:00 p.m.Oregon State
T 14–147,000[8][9]
October 72:00 p.m.at Fleet City
L 0–8810,000[10][11]
October 131:00 p.m.at Williams Field
W 21–0[12][13]
October 208:00 p.m.Pittsburg town team
  • Knight Field
  • Marysville, CA
W 34–0[14][15]
October 282:15 p.m.San Joaquin Cowboys
  • Knight Field
  • Marysville, CA
W 53–0[16][17]
November 38:00 p.m.Albany Navy
  • Knight Field
  • Marysville, CA
W 24–7[18][19]
November 10at Las Vegas AAFLas Vegas, NVcancelled [20]
November 172:00 p.m.Fresno State
  • Knight Field
  • Marysville, CA
W 21–13[21][22]

References
  1. Little, Walt (September 14, 1945). "Faulkenstein to Run Offense, Smiley Reports". Appeal-Democrat. Marysville, California. p. 10. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. Litkenhous, E. E. (December 19, 1945). "Litkenhouse Rates College, Service Teams of Nation". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 20. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. Sprague, Tom (September 7, 1945). "Tigers to Have Orvis on Hand". Stockton Record. Stockton, California. p. 15. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. Sprague, Tom (September 8, 1945). "Beale Bears Skin Tigers 13-7 In Ragged, Fumbling Game". Stockton Record. Stockton, California. p. 11. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. "Camp Beale Defeats Pacific Tigers, 13-7". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. Associated Press. September 8, 1945. p. 7. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. Little, Walt (September 22, 1945). "Grid Season to Open Tonight On Hub Field". Appeal-Democrat. Marysville, California. p. 8. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. "Beale Tied By Commandos". Appeal-Democrat. Marysville, California. September 24, 1945. p. 8. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. "Underdog Tag Hung on Both". The Oregon Statesman. Salem, Oregon. Associated Press. September 29, 1945. p. 8. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  9. "Rallies by Beavers Gain Tie in Opener". The Oregon Statesman. Salem, Oregon. Associated Press. September 30, 1945. p. 12. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  10. "Fleet City Faces Beale". San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. October 7, 1945. p. 18. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  11. "Fleet City smears Camp Beale". Palo Alto Times. Palo Alto, California. Associated Press. October 8, 1945. p. 5. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  12. "Fliers Battle Bears Today As Underdogs". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. October 13, 1945. p. 17. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  13. "Camp Beale Gains 21-0 Grid Win Over Fliers". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. October 14, 1945. p. 2. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  14. "Beale Bears To Play Pittsburg Here Tonight". Appeal-Democrat. Marysville, California. October 20, 1945. p. 8. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  15. Jones, Walter (October 22, 1945). "Beale Gridders Overpower Pittsburg, 34-0". Appeal-Democrat. Marysville, California. p. 8. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  16. Jones, Walter (October 27, 1945). "Beale Eleven Seeks Fourth Victory". Appeal-Democrat. Marysville, California. p. 8. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  17. "San Joaquin Cowboys Camp Beale Victims". Visalia Times-Delta. Visalia, California. Associated Press. October 29, 1945. p. 4. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  18. "Beale Gridders Expect To Defeat Albany Navy". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. November 2, 1945. p. 22. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  19. "Beale Gridders Defeat Navy 24-7 Yesterday". Appeal-Democrat. Marysville, California. November 5, 1945. p. 8. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  20. "Beale, Las Vegas Grid Game Is Cancelled". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. November 9, 1945. p. 16. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  21. "Beale Leads Game In First Quarter". Appeal-Democrat. Marysville, California. November 17, 1945. p. 1. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  22. "FSC Team Bows Before Power Of Beale Team". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. November 18, 1945. p. 22. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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